In today's GB News Daily Reflection, we reflect on how society is better when our kings, emperors, politicians follow Jesus's model of how to use your power."The Bible tells us that after the resurrection he appears to most of his disciples. But Thomas, one of them, is absent. When Thomas hears about this, hears about his appearance, he refused to believe. "He boldly says, unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were and put my hands into his side, I will not believe. In the first century, a god or a king or an emperor won't listen to such demand. But Jesus is not like that. "He graciously appears, Thomas, and lets him do exactly what he's asked. Jesus says to him, put your finger here. See my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe."
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00:00The Chibi News Daily Reflection
00:06Hi, I'm Mark and I'm a vicar in the Church of England in Middlesbrough.
00:11If you ever read up on Roman emperors, you'll notice that some of them are a bit fickle.
00:16Supposedly, Emperor Tiberius, when a local fisherman offered him his finest catch of fish,
00:21had the man tortured with the same fish.
00:23Caligua changed his mind on who his favourite stances were overnight
00:26and executed those who no longer appealed to him.
00:29Their gods were no better, randomly blessing and cursing whoever they pleased whenever they felt like it.
00:35That was the model of how he used absolute power and authority in that period of time.
00:39But compare that to Jesus.
00:41The Bible tells us that after the resurrection, he appears to most of his disciples,
00:46but Thomas, one of them, is absent.
00:48When Thomas hears about this, hears about Jesus' appearance, he refuses to believe.
00:53He boldly says,
00:55In the first century, a god or a king or an emperor wouldn't listen to such a demand.
01:08But Jesus is not like that.
01:10He graciously appears to Thomas and lets him do exactly what he's asked.
01:14Jesus says to him,
01:15Put your finger here.
01:16See my hands.
01:17Reach out your hand and put it into my side.
01:20Stop doubting and believe.
01:22Society is better when our kings, emperors, politicians follow Jesus' model of how to use your power.
01:29That's true for all of us as well who hold some power.
01:32Jesus challenges me to use what little power I have, not to feed my own desire for authority,
01:38but to be like him.
01:39To be gracious and kind and patient with others instead.